Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years What Price Churchill? (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

What Price Churchill? (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Churchill's warnings come true as Hitler seizes Czechoslovakia and attacks Poland. Still Chamberlain resists admitting that it's to be war and that he must offer Churchill a position in the government.

Director

Ferdinand Fairfax

Writers

Ferdinand Fairfax (story line) | William Humble

Producer

Richard Broke

Composer

Carl Davis

Cinematographer

Norman G. Langley (as Norman Langley)

Editor

Lesley Walker

Casting Director

Esta Charkham

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 25, 1981

Release date

Oct 25, 1981 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 8 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Hardy Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Siân Phillips Clementine Churchill Clementine Churchill See fewer	Dune (1984)
Nigel Havers Randolph Churchill Randolph Churchill See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Katharine Levy Mary Churchill Mary Churchill See fewer	The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Eric Porter Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Edward Woodward Sir Samuel Hoare Sir Samuel Hoare See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)
Richard Murdoch Lord Halifax Lord Halifax See fewer	Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
Clive Swift Sir Horace Wilson Sir Horace Wilson See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Tim Pigott-Smith Brendan Bracken Brendan Bracken See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Ian Collier Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Osmund Bullock Colin Thorton-Kelmsley Colin Thorton-Kelmsley See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1980)
Simon Dutton William Deakin William Deakin See fewer	Jupiter Ascending (2015)
David Quilter Wing-Commander Torr Anderson Wing-Commander Torr Anderson See fewer	The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1982)
Sherrie Hewson Mrs. Pearman Mrs. Pearman See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Stephen MacKenna Reporter Reporter See fewer	Birth of the Beatles (1979)
Paul McDowell Butler at Chartwell Butler at Chartwell See fewer	Dead End City (1988)
Brian Miller Postman Postman See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Peter Barkworth Stanley Baldwin (uncredited) Stanley Baldwin (uncredited) See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Walter Gotell Lord Swinton (uncredited) Lord Swinton (uncredited) See fewer	Moonraker (1979)
Derek Lyons German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Marcella Markham Nancy Astor (uncredited) Nancy Astor (uncredited) See fewer	The Boys from Brazil (1978)